Face to face with Jesus, Nicodemus felt nervous but he tried to hide it under a mask of confidence and dignity. “Teacher, we know you must have been sent by God, because no one can do the miracles you do unless God is with him.”

Nicodemus thought that by complimenting Jesus’ teaching and His ability to perform miracles, he would make Jesus think that he was on His side. Actually, he was showing that he did not believe. He did not call Jesus the Messiah, just a teacher sent by God.